Facts
- Population
- 2,316,841 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -3.7 %
- Net migration
- 490 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7 % (2025)
- State
- New York
- Population base, April 2020
- 2,405,424 (2020)
- Births
- 23,914 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.3
- Deaths
- 15,333 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 6.6
- Natural change, 2023
- 8,581
- International migration
- 36,265 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -35,775 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 0.2
- Postal code
- NY
- FIPS code
- 36081
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.7 % |
| 2024 | 4.5 % |
| 2023 | 4.4 % |
| 2022 | 5.3 % |
| 2021 | 9.8 % |
| 2020 | 12.5 % |
| 2019 | 3.6 % |
| 2018 | 3.7 % |
| 2017 | 4.0 % |
| 2016 | 4.6 % |
| 2015 | 4.9 % |
| 2014 | 6.2 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,316,841 |
| 2023 | 2,294,682 |
| 2022 | 2,285,640 |
| 2021 | 2,328,286 |
| 2020 | 2,389,813 |